Top Colleges by Quality 2026 — Page 10
Ranks 451–500 of 2,129 colleges
#
University
Quality
Value
Grad Rate
451
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY · private
44.7
45
58%
452
Elmira College
Elmira, NY · private
44.7
41
64%
453
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN · private
44.7
38
70%
454
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · private
44.7
30
64%
455
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI · private
44.6
41
61%
456
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY · public
44.6
37
62%
457
Drury University
Springfield, MO · private
44.6
31
64%
458
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI · private
44.6
31
68%
459
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI · private
44.5
79
68%
460
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL · private
44.3
81
66%
461
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN · private
44.3
49
68%
462
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH · private
44.3
23
62%
463
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA · private
44.3
18
64%
464
Sattler College
Boston, MA · private
44.3
0
81%
465
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · public
44.1
68
67%
466
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · public
44.1
55
71%
467
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR · private
44.1
46
69%
468
Earlham College
Richmond, IN · private
44.1
35
68%
469
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · private
44.1
33
68%
470
Lincoln University
Oakland, CA · private
44.1
0
76%
471
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · public
44
60
67%
472
North Central College
Naperville, IL · private
44
48
68%
473
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA · private
44
48
62%
474
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY · private
44
36
68%
475
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA · public
43.9
48
73%
476
University of Mary
Bismarck, ND · private
43.8
58
67%
477
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA · public
43.8
48
65%
478
Saint Norbert College
De Pere, WI · private
43.8
40
72%
479
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL · private
43.8
36
54%
480
Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL · private
43.8
23
67%
481
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Troy, MI · for-profit
43.7
82
100%
482
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR · public
43.7
48
54%
483
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY · private
43.6
39
65%
484
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA · private
43.6
38
60%
485
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · private
43.6
34
70%
486
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD · public
43.5
59
68%
487
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC · public
43.5
57
74%
488
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC · private
43.5
39
68%
489
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA · private
43.5
19
56%
490
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL · public
43.4
79
60%
491
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD · public
43.3
50
56%
492
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL · private
43.3
43
68%
493
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA · private
43.3
38
67%
494
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT · private
43.3
27
61%
495
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS · public
43.2
52
71%
496
Stonehill College
Easton, MA · private
43.2
46
78%
497
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA · private
43.2
31
56%
498
University of Management and Technology
Arlington, VA · for-profit
43.2
0
63%
499
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · public
43.1
55
67%
500
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN · private
43.1
33
57%